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Made of Pure Wood Fibers 


UPSON BOARD is really refined lumber. It is made 
only from strong, tough wood fibers from big, sturdy trees 
like these. Every panel is, therefore, clean and sanitary. 
Upson Board looks, feels and works like lumber. 


Every Panel is Guaranteed 


Every panel of UPSON BOARD is guaranteed to be up 
to the quality of any sample, since samples are cut from 
odds and ends of regular stock. This means every panel of 
UPSON BOARD is guaranteed perfect when shipped, exactly 
as represented. ; 


Panels are shipped in a pliable condition so that they 
may be easily bent to fit coves, curves and forms. They 
harden, however, on exposure to air. 


This Booklet has been Conservatively Written 


In writing this booklet, care has been exercised to make each assertion conserva- 
tive. To the best of our knowledge, every statement is true. 

We have endeavored to tell you just how UPSON PROCESSED BOARD is made 
and where it can be used. Each step in the manufacture and each quality of UPSON 
BOARD has been definitely stated and clearly explained. 

It is a frank description of wall boards without evasion or exaggeration. But you 
are entitled to all the facts and we have given you the most complete description yet 
made by any board manufacturer, for UPSON BOARD is sold upon a frank, honest 
merchandising policy. We ask that you bear this policy in mind when deciding upon 
the board you will buy. 

But do not forget that Upson Processed Board is the most dependable board made 
in America. 


“If you see it in Upson advertising, you will find it in Upson Board.’’ 


THE UPSON COMPANY 


Fiber Board Authorities 
LOCKPORT, NEW YORK 


COPYRIGHTED 1922 By THE UpsON COMPANY 


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INTERIORS 


DEAUTIFUL 


You can have Walls and Ceilings of enduring charm 


at small cost 


Upson Board is used in the finest of homes. This photograph shows a beautifully Upsonized living room in a luxurious residence. 
Note the curved paneled Upson Board ceiling—an excellent example of inconspicuous paneling since the decorative 
strips are painted the same color as the panels. The side walls, likewise, are inconspicuously paneled, 
although finished in a much darker tone than the ceiling. 


The Nearest Perfect Lining for Walls 
and Ceilings 


AN you think of a lining for walls or ceilings 
that is perfect from every viewpoint? 
Plaster, you know, has never been regarded as 
an ideal or sanitary lining. It cracks, it crumbles, 
and it falls. 


Plaster board, likewise, is brittle, absorbent, 
difficult to apply and costly to finish. 


Steel is cheerless and expensive and like wood 
can only be used in certain places. 


As an improvement over these familiar mate- 
rials which have been used primarily because 
there was nothing better, UPSON PROCESSED 
BOARD has been perfected to fill an ewisting need 
for a more satisfactory lining that can be used in 
every kind of building, in every climate. 


It offers an inexpensive, artistic, sanitary lin- 
ing that is more easily and more quickly applied— 
a tough, strong, durable lining that can never 
chip, crack, or fall—a warm, fire-resisting, water- 
proofed lining that should last as long as the 
structure in which it is used. 


Paneled Walls and Ceilings are Pleasing, 
Beautiful and Artistic 


The use of panels is really as old as Art itself. 
No scheme of decoration is more pleasing, more 
restful or more harmonious—as evidenced by the 
fact that architects and decorators are utilizing 
panels more than ever before. 


The panels may be of any desired dimensions— 
may run from the floor to the ceiling—or may be 
used in combination with a frieze or wainscot. 
Varying widths of decorative strips afford endless 
possibilities of design, while the use of imitation 
beams on ceilings adds a refinement and beauty 
that can transform the appearance of a room. 


If you will remember, almost every ideal in- 
terior you have ever seen pictured in the maga- 
zines has had paneled walls and ceilings—from 
the luxurious hotel and mansion to the unpreten- 
tious home and bungalow, and regardless of 
whether the material was marble, plaster, steel 
or wood. 


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Adapted to every type of house 


1. A simple bedroom in UPSON BOARD—always clean 
and cheerful—-New York. 

2. A bungalow living room in New England. 

38. A charming nursery that will withstand little finger 
prints—Massachusetts. 


UPSON BOARD can be utilized in a costly mansion or 
inexpensive cottage. 

The entire house can be lined with it; or old plastered 
ceilings can be covered; or rooms partitioned. 

In planning each room, keep in mind that the most 
important object in home decoration is to make the house 
cheerful and inviting. 

If the room is dark, use light colors on the walls; if 
light, darker colors may be utilized. As the upper part of 
the room is darker than the lower, the ceilings should be 
lighter than the side walls. The natural graduation of light 
is from floor to wall, wall to frieze, and frieze to ceiling. 

If the room has a low ceiling, narrow panels of UPSON 
BOARD will give it apparent height. If high, wider panels 
together with a wainscot or frieze, or a combination of 
both, will tend to reduce the height. 


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The Paneling can be Inconspicuously Har- 


monious or Practically Eliminated 


You are not obliged to use contrastive paneling 
with UPSON BOARD. 


By painting both panels and panel strips the 
same color, you give your walls the costly appear- 
ance of modeled plaster. When finished in this 
way, the panel strips, especially if UPSON- 
FIBRE-STRIPS, are scarcely noticeable and are 
harmoniously inconspicuous showing just enough 
to give a charm and dignity to the room. 


Many fine hotels and homes have been UPSON- 
IZED in this quiet, unobtrusive way which elim- 
inates the objection to contrastive paneling held 
by some people. 


By using UPSON BOARD, sixty-four inches 
wide, you can practically eliminate all paneling 
because this width, when run from corner to 
corner or opening to opening, in combination with 
a frieze panel, makes an unbroken wall with the 
exception of a frieze or picture mould. This is 
the widest stock board made in America and is 
another Upson innovation. Paneling on the ceil- 
ing can also be practically eliminated by the use 
of these great, stiff, woodlike panels sixty-four 
inches wide. 


But if you prefer, you can have contrastive pan- 
eling, equally beautiful, by painting or staining 
the panel strips in a different color from the 
panels—like the woodwork for example—or in 
white or some light color. 


Notice, too what perfect backgrounds paneling 
makes for pictures, furniture and draperies. Miss 
Elsie De Wolfe—the decorator famous for her de- 
signs of interiors, says, “The plain painted wall 
with graceful paneling which just relieves the 
plainness, is the IDEAL wall.” 


And remember, cheerful walls and ceilings 
whether in a home, store, office or factory are 
suggestive of beauty and pride. They mean more 
comfort and more contentment if you occupy the 
building yourself. They mean more income in 
rentals if you rent. 


Opens Wide the Door for Artistic Interiors 


UPSON PROCESSED BOARD has the most 
perfect painting surface of any board. Hither the 
pebbled or smooth side can be used. Practically 
any kind of paint that can be used on wood, plas- 
ter or steel can be applied to UPSON BOARD 
without a priming or sizing coat. 

For ordinary purposes, “flat” or dull. finish 
paints are more satisfactory. These are wash- 
able—have no gloss—and reflect a soft, restful 
light. They can be obtained in a wide range of 
colors—from soft, dainty tints to deep, rich 
shades. 


Two coats of paint will always finish UPSON 
BOARD except where enamel is used; oftentimes 
a single coat is sufficient. In applying any 
paint, the directions of the paint maker should be 
followed, with the exception that UPSON BOARD 
does not require the priming coat usually recom- 
mended. 


Stippling with a stiff brush made for this pur- 
pose will spread the flat paint more evenly, and 
eliminate the brush marks, especially when a sin- 
gle coat is used. 


Many attractive and artistic effects can be ob- 
tained by the use of “glaze” colors as well as by 
blending harmonizing colors. Tiffany effects are 
created in this way. 


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The use of stencils opens a wide field for those 
who desire original and unique effects. These can 
be obtained in a large variety of motifs suitable 
for every room. 

Your decorator or painter can tell you about 
the effects mentioned above, but if you are hesi- 
tant in working out color schemes, our Advisory 
Department will gladly help you. 


Not Like Other Boards 


The panels of UPSON PROCESSED BOARD 
are solid and homogeneous, stiff and hard, almost 
woodlike in character. They look, feel and work 
like lumber. 

UPSON BOARD may truthfully be called re- 
fined lumber for it is made entirely of spruce and 
other pure wood fibers. These fibers are obtained 
by reducing the original logs to fibrous form. 

Then the fine, wiry shredded fibers are fabri- 
cated under enormous pressure into laminated 
boards of uniform thickness, which are both 
wider and longer than wooden boards. 

When thus formed, each panel is subjected to 
the original and famous Upson method of scien- 
tific processing whereby each panel is kiln-cured, 
waterproofed and surface-filled or primed. 

The impertance of these qualities is definitely 
explained in another part of this booklet where 
you are plainly told why UPSON BOARD is dif- 
ferent from apparently similar boards—why it 
is better and cheaper—and why it is nearly twice 
as strong, as well as harder and stiffer and more 
dependable than other boards. 


Both Large and Small Panels to 
Eliminate Waste 


For ordinary building purposes, three-six- 
teenths inch UPSON BOARD is always used. This 
thickness comes in three widths—thirty-two, 
forty-eight and sixty-four inches—and in lengths 
from four to sixteen feet. These widths and 
lengths meet all average requirements with little 
or no waste. Even the scraps can be used for 
some one of the hundred or more uses which 
UPSON BOARD possesses. QUARTER-INCH 
UPSON BOARD is often used for walls and ceil- 
ings receiving unusually severe usage. 

Boards made in small sizes, such as four feet 
square, are difficult to apply and finish. They 
cannot be attractively paneled and, if papered, 
the seams inevitably show through. 

On the other hand, wall boards with a wood 
core are subject to much the same limitations as 
real lumber. The lath edges show plainly while 
the unevenness of the surface is revealed by strip 
“shadows” or undulations. The brittle panels are 
also difficult to handle. 


No Other Lining so Easily or so Quickly 
Applied 

You will be delighted to see how easy it is to 
apply UPSON BOARD. 

The panels are clean, light and convenient to 
handle—easily sawed with a fine-tooth saw or 
cut with a sharp knife. 

The only tools you need with a pair of hands 
are a saw, hammer and a nail set. Any good 
carpenter can apply it any day of the year, as the 
panels come to you ready for immediate applica- 
tion and decoration. 


Nailed Directly to Studs or Old Plaster 


The panels are applied directly to the studding 
or joists; to partitions or over old plaster. 
When fastened, the panels are painted and the 


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Attics are made livable and attractive 


1. An unused garret in Connecticut was converted into 
this livable bedroom. 


2. A cosy study in a Pennsylvania garret. 


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8. A quiet place to rest and smoke—Illinois. 


Unlivable space that costs money for rent and taxes 
can be converted into dry, inviting rooms of every kind at 
a comparatively small expense. You can thus add a quarter 
more space to your house by transforming a bleak, barren 
garret—cold in winter and stifling in summer—into a cheer- 
ful, habitable, play-room, billiard room, work shop, or extra 
bedroom. 


Lining the attic will save you money for fuel. If lined. 
the board acts as an insulating wall that reduces the up- 
ward flow of heat in winter as well as lessens the stifling 
eae heat which renders almost every garret unbearably 

ot. 


UPSON BOARD can also be used in the cellar for 
laundries, toilets or store rooms. This use of UPSON BOARD 
will reduce heat bills by keeping the floors above warmer, 
especially in rooms having no heat under them. It will also 
Pe fine dust from percolating up through the floor 
above. 


Three 


Splendid for summer homes 


1. A simple but cosy cottage in New Hampshire. 


2. A warm, pleasant bungalow in the Adirondacks. 


8. A summer home in the Berkshires. 


For cottages, bungalows and summer homes, there is no 
other lining so economical or so satisfactory as UPSON 
BOARD which makes restful, homelike interiors. 


Plaster is often impractical in buildings of this kind 
because of cost, atmospheric conditions or weight. 
UPSON BOARD can easily be shipped and carried to out- 
of-the-way places where any carpenter can line the bungalow 
without inconvenience or unnecessary expense. 


The use of UPSON BOARD, therefore, gives the owner 
more time to occupy his building in the limited summer 
season. 


UPSON BOARD is a good non-conductor of sound, heat 
and cold, and makes the building warmer in cold weather 
and cooler in hot weather. If you have ever sweltered or 
shivered in a summer cottage, you will keenly appreciate 
this quality of UPSON BOARD. 


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edges or seams then covered with decorative 
strips 

Altogether, the ease with which UPSON 
BOARD is applied is astonishing, and the whole 
job can be done without the muss, dirt, inconveni- 
ence or hindrance of plaster. 

The panels, too, can be quickly removed without 
damage or serious inconvenience when necessary 
to reach plumbing or wiring—a factor you will 
appreciate if you have ever had occasion to get 
inside a plastered wall. 


Explicit Directions are Packed in 
Every Bundle 


While the work of putting up UPSON PRO- 
CESSED BOARD is very simple and easy, there 
are certain ways of properly applying it in order 
to obtain the best results. 

Brief instructions—so plain that anyone can 
understand them—are inclosed with every bundle 
of board so that a perfectly satisfactory job can 
be obtained without worry or “guess.” Hvery pur- 
chaser of UPSON BOARD is urged to read these 
directions before applying and to see that the 
carpenter follows the directions. 


Shortens the Time of Building or 
Repairing 


When UPSON BOARD is used there is no delay 
as the work can be done summer or winter. The 
house may be occupied as soon as the board is 
applied. 

When plaster is used, delay is inevitable. The 
application is dependent to a large extent upon 
weather conditions—masons cannot always come 
promptly—each coat must be allowed to dry be- 
fore the next coat is applied—and meanwhile the 
work of the carpenters is held back, often for 
weeks. 

UPSON BOARD can be applied in one-third of 
the time of plaster by regular carpenters so that 
the entire work of construction can be done by 
the same workmen under the same builder or 
contractor. 

UPSON BOARD is also more quickly applied 
than wood because it does not require sanding, 
matching or jointing. And unlike steel, it does 
not require the services of a skilled mechanic for 
satisfactory results. 


Stronger and Better than Plaster 


Even in new buildings, plaster usually chips or 
cracks. This may be due to several causes, such 
as improper mixing or application, buckling of 
lath, shrinking of timbers, settling of building, 
vibration caused by machinery, or even the ordi- 
nary movements of occupants. 

Being nailed to the studs or joists UPSON 
BOARD is not affected by jars or vibrations 
while any change in the position of the panels due 
to ordinary shrinking or expansion of timber or 
settling of building is concealed by the decorative 
strips. 

Accidental leaks which would cause plaster to 
bulge or fall have little or no effect upon water- 
proofed UPSON BOARD—even severe leaks 
should not permanently affect it. 

UPSON BOARD is also stronger and tougher 
than plaster. It will withstand a pressure of 
about four hundred pounds to the square inch, 
while plaster stands but fifty or seventy-five. A 
knock that would “punch” plaster will not break 
UPSON BOARD. 

One of the great objections to modern hard 
plaster is its porosity of construction. UPSON 


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BOARD is a good non-conductor because it is 
made of fiber and the minute air spaces in its 
construction resists the waves of sound, heat and 
cold. When properly applied, it makes the build- 
ing warmer in winter and cooler in summer. It 
therefore promotes house comfort the year 
around. 


Makes Healthful and Sanitary Walls 
and Ceilings 


UPSON BOARD is made of clean, fresh fibers 
and makes dry, healthful walls. Being water- 
proofed, it does not absorb and retain dampness 
like plaster or soft, spongy wall boards, especi- 
ally those made of old chip and news fibers or 
punky “jack-pine”’ fibers. 

If finished with a washable paint, its smooth, 
crackproof surface can be wiped off like wood- 
work and kept clean, fresh, and free from dirt or 
dust. This cannot be done with wall paper. 

Vermin cannot live in UPSON BOARD. There 
is no place in its construction for them to lodge 
and the antiseptic cement is decidedly objection- 
able to them. 


Weighs about One-Fifth as much 


as Plaster 


UPSON BOARD is light in weight. A thou- 
sand feet will weigh slightly above five hundred 
and fifty pounds, while plaster weighs about 2500 
pounds—about five times as much. This makes 
UPSON BOARD especially adaptable for high 
ceilings of churches, theatres and other buildings 
where the excessive weight of plaster oftentimes 
renders it unsafe. 

The comparatively light, compact bundles are 
also easier to handle especially when long wagon 
hauls are necessary. 


Upson Board is Fire-Retarding 


It is slow burning, not fire-proof in the strict 
sense of the word, but as the surface is smooth, 
fire has difficulty in obtaining a starting place. 

Being nailed to the. framework, it is a better 
protection than plaster, which falls when heated, 
leaving the dry, rough lath exposed to the flames 
as well as to drafts inside the partitions or wall. 


Eliminates the Use of Unsanitary 


Wall Paper 


In using UPSON BOARD, you do away with 
the expense of constant repapering, for ordinary 
wall paper lasts but a very few years. Wall coy- 
erings—whether paper, burlap or cloth—fastened 
by adhesion, usually loosen and are objectionable 
to many from a sanitary standpoint because 
dust, germs and bacteria are often lodged by such 
coverings. : 

The use of wall paper defeats one of the 
most important objects of wall board, which is to 
have a sanitary, washable, painted surface that 
can be kept clean and immaculate. It is, there- 
fore, recommended that UPSON BOARD be 
always paneled and painted. 

Paneling is also recommended, where 64 in. 
panels are not used, because no wall board can be 
papered with wnvarying success. Plaster inevit- 
ably cracks and breaks the surface of the wall 
paper—you expect it. This may be due to several 
causes, but chiefly to the settling of the build- 
ing or the expansion and contraction of the 
timbers. 

The same forces may pull the panels of the wall 
board apart very slightly, perhaps only 1-16 of an 


No better lining for ceilings at any price 


1. A splendid illustration of UPSON BOARD over 
old plaster—Shelby, Ohio. 


2. This large church ceiling was badly cracked. 
UPSON BOARD was applied over the old plaster—Utica, 
New York. 


3. Another UPSON BOARD eeiling that was applied 
over old plaster—Massachusetts. 


There is no better lining for ceilings, whether in new 
buildings or old ones. You know, from experience, that 
plastered ceilings inevitably cause trouble. ‘ They develop 
unsightly cracks. Jars or vibrations cause them to sag. 
Accidental leaks often cause them to fall. 


These statements are especially true of large or high 
ceilings where plaster is often a menace to life and limb 
because of its weight. Since the panels of UPSON BOARD 
are nailed to the frame work of the building, a ceiling made 
of UPSON BOARD can never fall or crack, regardless of 
settling, jars or vibrations—while ordinary leaks will not 
injure it. 

UPSON BOARD is especially adapted for recovering 
old plastered ceilings since it does away with the muss, dirt 
and delay of plaster. The whole job can be done in three 
or four days. 


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Makes durable walls and ceilings for stores 


1. An artistic ceiling in Robb’s Art Store—Buffaio. 


2. The cracked dingy ceiling of this store was speed- 
ily replaced by UPSON BOARD—without danger or delay— 
Milwaukee. 


8. The Niederpruem Construction Co., of Buffalo, rea- 
lized the advantages of UPSON BOARD and lined their 
handsome office with it. 


Every kind of store can be speedily and economically 
finished, remodeled or partitioned with this modern lining, 
and the decorator is offered the widest latitude in obtain- 
ing unique interior effects. 


Bakeries, restaurants, candy, drug and other stores that 
must be kept clean and immaculate will find UPSON 
BOARD especially adapted to their uses as the painted sur- 
face can be wiped off like woodwork, while a single coat of 
paint will make it as good as new. 


It is especially adapted for remodeling since it is ap- 
plied more easily and more quickly than plaster and elimi- 
nates much of the dust and dirt that is always attendant 
upon the use of plaster—a statement that will appeal to 
owners who have expensive stocks displayed. 


inch, and thus break the wall paper, which is not 
elastic, just as with plaster. These statements 
apply to every make of wall board, whether wood 
or fiber, and regardless of what the manufacturer 
may claim. 

Moreover, the new flat paints now procurable 
are richer, more beautiful and far more sanitary 
than any wall paper made. 


Usually Costs Less Than Plaster 


It is almost impossible to faivly compare the 
cost of UPSON PROCESSED BOARD with lath 
and plaster owing to the variation in prices of 
labor and raw materials in various parts of the 
country as well as the many ways of finishing 
either material. 

In using UPSON BOARD, you pay only for the 
surface to be covered, while in plastering you are 
usually obliged to pay for all openings such as 
doors and windows. As these openings sometimes 
comprise a quarter of the room area, the saving 
in the use of UPSON BOARD is considerable. 

In some parts of the country, the cost of 
UPSON BOARD is about the same as lath and 
plaster—sometimes less. But note this state- 
ment—its first cost should be the last cost— 
for UPSON BOARD eliminates the inevitable re- 
pairing of plaster as well as the expense of con- 
stant repapering. From the standpoint of dur- 
ability and cost of maintenance, therefore, its eco- 
nomy cannot be questioned. 


Wood and Steel Costs One to Three 


Times as Much 


Even on its first cost, UPSON BOARD will 
save you from one-third to one-half over wood. 
It comes to you all ready to be applied and saves 
you the cost of joining and sanding, as well as the 
cost of matching for which you must add a fifth 
more lumber to the actual surface to be covered. 

Steel costs twice as much for material as 
UPSON BOARD and three times as much to fin- 
ish. The stiff, conventional designs of steel with 
its awkward joints are excelled by the artistic 
panels of UPSON BOARD. 


Applied Over Old Plaster Without 
Muss or Delay 


One of the principal uses of UPSON BOARD 
is for recovering unsightly or unsafe plastered 
walls and ceilings. There is nothing better at any 
price for this purpose. 

Repairs to plaster are never satisfactory be- 
cause lath stains or waves will always appear on 
replastered surfaces. For this reason many archi- 
tects will not allow replastering without first re- 
moving all the old lath and plaster, which natur- 
ally adds to the expense of repair work. 

And nothing is so exasperating—nothing so up- 
sets a house as to have the walls and ceilings done 
over or repaired. The room is uninhabitable for 
days if not for weeks, and the furnishings are 
often ruined. 

UPSON BOARD makes it possible for you to 
occupy your room again in three to four days 
without removing the furniture, as there is no 
dust or litter as with plaster. 

The large panels of UPSON BOARD can be 
applied over the old plaster, when level, without 
even removing it. When the old plaster is un- 
even, however, it is better to furr with cheap 
wooden strips just as you would for steel ceil- 
ings, then nailing the panels to these strips to get 
a level surface. 


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Used Extensively by Manufacturers 


Manufacturers can use UPSON PROCESSED 
BOARD in making many different articles. As it 
is more quickly applied and finished with less 
trouble and delay than wood, its use can save 
many dollars. Manufacturers of novelties, signs, 
show cases, cabinets and other articles can profit- 
ably utilize thousands of feet for their products. 


Indispensable Around Every Home 


Home owners will find UPSON BOARD just as 
useful as lumber. The young as well as the old 
can use it in making many useful articles, for 
many every day purposes, such as— 


Wardrobes Waste baskets Toys 

Closets Fireless cookers Drawing boards 
Fhotographie dark rooms Tables Pads 

Doll houses Picture mounts Bins 

Partitions Lap boards Screens 
Cabinets Clothes chests Furniture 


A Board With 100 Uses for: Use in 
1000 Places 


And so the list might be continued indefinitely. 
UPSON BOARD is a product with uses unlimited 
that can be used in the city or on the farm, in big 
buildings or little buildings,—anywhere that 
plaster, steel or wood can be used. 

Store decorators and trimmers find UPSON 
BOARD useful in many ways—from trimming 
windows to the creation of display rooms, back- 
grounds and special forms. Quarter Inch Board 
is especially adaptable for this purpose when a 
strong, heavy board is needed. 


Face the Facts in Buying Wall Board 


No wall board is cheap merely because its sell- 
ing price is low. 

On the contrary; cheap boards are the most ex- 
pensive as a low first cost is invariably followed 
by a high final cost. 

What you want is the best value for your 
money, dollar for dollar—the most dependable 
and most durable board. The time to investigate, 
therefore, is before you buy and not afterwards. 

Otherwise do not blame anyone, or think all 
wall boards are the same if you get board that 
curls, shrinks or buckles. There is a big differ- 
ence in wall boards. UPSON BOARD is made 
good to make good. 


Upson Board is Conscientiously Processed 


A wall board is not necessarily a good lining 
because it is called “wall board” any more than 
an untreated piece of felt can be called a good 
roofing. 

You buy lumber, brick, roofing and nearly 
every building material according to grade—why 
not wall board—for there is a much greater dif- 
ference in quality? 

Some wall boards are so cheaply and so crudely 
made that they cannot possibly give uniform sat- 
isfaction since soft plies of spongy fiber will not 
make a hard, stiff lining such as wall board 
ought to be. 

They are doomed to give dissatisfaction before 
they even leave the factory of the maker. 

Car wheels, trunks, tool handles and electrical 
insulation, for instance, are made of fiber which 
has been scientifically processed or treated. In its 
original form, the fiber would be without value 
for the various purposes. It is the method of 
manufacturing and processing that transforms 


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Makes attractive walls and ceilings for public 
buildings 


1, An attractive corner in a New England club house. 


2. This doctor’s office in New York was part of a 
special addition to his residence. 


3. A hospital room showing how effective UPSON 
BOARD is in buildings of this kind-—Illinois. 


UPSON BOARD is extensively used for lining public 
buildings. Every kind of building—club houses, railroad 
stations, office buildings, hospitals, hotels, theatres, or resorts 
can be finished with it. 


The walls and ceilings can be painted with soft tints 
that are not only pleasing but restful to the eyes—a neces- 
sary characteristic of a public building. 


When finished with a washable paint, the walls can be 
wiped off and kept sanitary and clean. Being stronger 
than plaster, it will stand knocks and punches that would 
injure plaster or cause it to fall. It is, therefore, a more 
durable lining for this class of buildings. 


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Stiff and Strong Like Lumber 


The long, tough, wiry fibers, in UPSON 
BOARD make a stiff, woodlike board, while 
the Upson Processing hardens and toughens 
these fibers. 

Look at this man holding a 10 ft. panel of 
UPSON BOARD. It stands erect. Other 
fiber boards would curve and twist, while 
plaster board easily snaps and breaks. The 
strength and stiffness of UPSON BOARD 
make it easier for the carpenter to handle 
and work. 


Pick the Corners of Upson Board 


Some boards are so soft that you can 
easily dent them with your finger nail while 
but little pressure is needed to open up their 
corners. 

UPSON BOARD is harder because of its 
fine, tough fibers and the greater pressure 
with which they are put together. The cor- 
ners therefore do not split open as easily. It 
is not rubbery, however, like boards made of 
‘irresponsible “old news” or dirty “chip” 
fibers with their tendency to buckle and 
warp. 


Cuts with a Clean Edge 


Take your knife and cut a sample of 
UPSON BOARD. It cuts with a smooth 
edge like a piece of pine lumber. Most 
boards saw or cut with a ragged edge while 
boards put together with tar or pitch, gum 
the saw and make twice the labor. Some 
boards are so “punky” that they will not 
support their own weight in cutting—and 
break. 

This is another reason why carpenters 
prefer Upson Board and why they can apply 
a quarter more each day. 


Sands Without Fluffing 


UPSON BOARD sands like wood. Soft 
boards cannot be sanded as they rough up or 
“Sinn 

When enameling, this quality is import- 
ant because you must have a smooth sur- 
face. UPSON BOARD eliminates the ex- 
pense of extra undercoats to build a surface 
that can be sanded. 


Usually Cuts the Cost of Painting 
in Two 


UPSON BOARD does not need a 
sizing or priming coat. Most boards 
have a strong suction and require a 
sizing coat which adds at least $5 per 
thousand to their first cost. 

If you doubt this statement, give 
UPSON BOARD a single coat of 
paint. UPSON BOARD will take the 
paint smoothly and evenly while soft 
boards will take more paint and take 
it unevenly. 


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Super-Surface 


Here is the artistic, improv 
ing on one side of all panels of 
innovation. 

Note the beautiful “mat” « 
manent—will never come out! 

The Swper-Surface makes 1 
beautiful, as well as the most ! 

It requires less paint per c| 
The beautiful “mat” effect larg 
It is best adapted to stippling. 


The other side is smooth ai 
for enamel. Hither side can bj 


This Remarkable Photograph Pi} 


Think what this means! More than jf 
this eight-foot panel of UPSON BO/® 
test? Plaster would crack with a sir} 


The photograph shows a single coat of blue paint on UPSON BOARD and 


: . id streng lastici jPSOM 
three other boards. Board No. 2 took the paint unevenly and materially did strength and elasticity of UPSOM 


BOARD will stand strains and punck 


altered its color, while Boards Nos. 8 and 4 literally drank the paint in spots. and fall. | 
Beware of boards containing wax or paraffin. Paint will not bond tightly to Affidavit that this photograph is} 
request. 


a greasy surface and may peel, spot or become “shiny.” 


UPSON BOARD LIES FLAT ON THE WALL. AFTER ALL IS SAID AND DONE, THIS IS THE ONLY} 


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distinctive qualities. No other 
his product by ‘‘ open” tests 
ple of UPSON BOARD down 
hud. Scratch its surface and 
and see how stiff it is. Bend 
make the tests suggested on 
why UPSON BOARD gives 

They will convince you that 
. board when painted. Do 
or you. These practical tests 


of any wall board. 


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pson Board 


super-Surface now appear- 
yson Board—another Upson 


yebbled surface! It’s per- 


on Board by far the most 
endable board. 


and fewer coats of paint. 
does away with paint laps. 


fuzzless, especially adapted 
sed. 


the Strength of Upson Board 


1 hundred pounds are sustained by 
What other lining will stand this 
nan on it. This proves the splen- 
ARD and shows you that UPSON 
that would cause plaster to crack 


enuine test will be furnished upon 


AL TEST. NO OTHER BOARD HAS THE SAME GOOD REPUTATION FOR SATISFACTORY SERVICE. 
SQUALLED BY PLASTER, STEEL OR WOOD,—NOR, WE BELIEVE, BY ANY OTHER WALL BOARD 


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Pebbling Will Never Come out 


The pebbled surface of UPSON BOARD 
will never come out and affords a splendid 
surface for finishes. Soft boards give up 
their pebbling when exposed to dampness. 
You can easily prove this by rubbing a wet 
sponge over the surface of such boards. The 
Upson Processing makes the pebbling a per- 
manent part of the board. 

Each panel is “sized all way through,” but 
the Upson Process puts the waterproofing 
on the outside where it is needed. 


Ordinary Leaks Will Not Injure 
Upson Board 


Oils and gums are forced into UPSON 
BOARD and form an enveloping film or coat 
that corresponds to varnish or paint on 
wood. Inasmuch as dampness usually exists 
while accidental leaks occur in nearly every 
building, this quality is important and it 
must be on the outer surface to be effective. 

While not absolutely impervious, UPSON 
BOARD will withstand water for one, two 
or four hours—and even longer without in- 
jury. The first photograph shows a small 
quantity of water being placed on UPSON 
BOARD and three other boards, two of 
which were supposed to be waterproofed. 
Thirty minutes later, the water was re- 
moved and the spots where the water stood 
scratched with the thumb nail. The water 
had penetrated half way through the other 
three boards and the saturated fibers were 
easily peeled back. UPSON BOARD was 
as hard and as stiff as ever and had ab- 
sorbed little or no moisture. 

Soaking in water is a ridiculous test and 
proves nothing because no board is ever sub- 
merged in water. Who ever heard of “soak- 
ing”? a door to see if it would warp when 
hung? The test should be made on the out- 
side as in actual installations. 


Made of Longer, Tougher, Cleaner, 
Better Wood Fibers 


The glass and camera show you the re- 
markable difference in the raw materials 
used in the four boards photographed, al- 
though the reduction has materially les- 
sened the real difference. 

Some boards are made of dark brown or 
dark grey fibers which may be gathered 
from the filthiest of sources and may carry 
germs and bacteria. These fibers, as shown 
in sample No. 38, are short and very apt to 
curl, twist and buckle on the wall. 

Some boards are made of coarse, lumpy, 
short, cream color wood fibers from “ jack 
pine,” hemlock and other trees because they 
are cheap. Naturally such fibers do not 
tightly interlace, and make a soft board, 
lacking in strength as evidenced by samples 
No. 2 and 4, while the resinous matter in 
them causes quick deterioration. 

The fine, wiry, selected wood fibers in 
UPSON BOARD are more tightly imbedded 
and make a stronger, stiffer board. They 
are purposely colored blue as a ready means 
of identification. In buying UPSON 
BOARD, therefore, you are certain of get- 
ting the best raw materials. 


An economical, durable lining for factories 


1. The ceiling of this workroom was unsafe, but 
UPSON BOARD was easily applied over the old plaster— 
New York. 


2. A handsome ceiling in Buffalo. Plaster could not 
be used because of vibration. 

3. A simple consultation room partitioned off one cor- 
ner of a factory in Ohio. 


UPSON BOARD is adapted for factories and ware- 
houses, especially where the vibration of machinery makes 
plaster unsafe, if not impossible. 


In such cases, it not only beautifies the walls and thus 
improves the factory environment, but it makes the build- 
ing more uniform in temperature the year round. Mill- 
wrights will find UPSON BOARD almost indispensable as it 
is more quickly utilized than thin lumber. 

It can be used from one end of the factory to the other 
—and for a dozen different purposes, such as—~ 

Office partitions Work rooms 

Shop divisions Closets 

Stock rooms Telephone booths 

Machine guards Storage cabinets. 

Wardrobes. Office furniture 


the original fiber into products of commercial 
necessity. 


Likewise with wall board. It is the high class, 
pure wood fibers and the scientific processing 
which places UPSON BOARD in a class by itself. 


TKach of these steps, which makers of cheap 
board deem unnecessary, ADDS to the cost of 
making UPSON BOARD but each helps to make 
ee BOARD “the’ thoroughly dependable 
oard. 


Good All the Way Through 


Only long, wiry pure wood fibers, which make 
the strongest, most enduring board are used in 
the manufacture of UPSON BOARD. These are 
specially selected and combined under the Upson 
Formula in order to lie flat and insure satisfac- 
tion. No board uses better fibers. 


Some makers think of low cost and profit rather 
than the good will and satisfaction of the buyers. 
So into their products go cheap “ jack-pine” fibers 
which make a punky, mealy board that “goes to 
pieces” quickly. Often they are so weak that 
they will not even hold up their own weight, pull- 
ing away from the nails. Or rubbery “old news” 
fibers that drink moisture and are apt to curl 
and twist. Or dark colored fibers from the filthiest 
of sources that may carry disease. Or by-product 
fibers from roots, roofing and other materials 
whose first use utilized their strength and good- 
ness. These inferior fibers lessen the cost of the 
board for the manufacturer and reduce the life of 
the board for the buyer. Shun them! 


UPSON PROCESSED BOARD comes to you a 
clean, sanitary product on its face value. Jt is 
honest all the way through. 


Kiln Cured to Remove Excess Moisture 


All lumber will expand and contract more or 
less under varying atmospheric conditions. For 
this reason, conscientious builders and contract- 
ors exercise great care in obtaining well sea- 
soned or kiln dried doors and trim for finishing 
interiors. They know that “green” or unseasoned 
lumber may pull and shrink. 


ANY wall board may also expand and contract 
MORE or LESS just as lumber does because it is 
made of the same wood fibers, the tendency of 
wall board to expand and contract depending up- 
on the kind of fibers used and the amount of mois- 
ture in the wall board at the time of application. 


This statement is true of EVERY wall board 
on the market, whether made of fiber or wooden 
strips and regardless of what the manufacturer 
may CLAIM. 


In order to reduce the expansion and contrac- 
tion of UPSON BOARD to a minimum, special 
care is first given to the selection and combina- 
tion of the fibers used in its manufacture. 


These fibers are put together with greater force 
in order to make a more compact board so that 
moisture has greater difficulty in penetrating—a 
statement that can be proved by an examination 
of the “dependable blue’ center of UPSON 
BOARD which will be found to contain long, 
tough, wiry fibers tightly imbedded rather than 
soft, bulky fibers loosely woven. 


Then every panel is carefully Kiln Cured to 
take out the excess moisture, just as the maker of 
fine doors and furniture exercises care to see that 
his wood is well seasoned or cured. This expens- 
ive and slow way of seasoning is the only way to 
effectively “season” wall board. 


Page Ten 


Some wall boards are shipped “green”—just as 
they come from the forming machines. They are 
not cured or seasoned and comparative tests will 
show them to often contain a high percentage of 
moisture which means an inevitable shrinking of 
the panels. 

The expense of drying UPSON BOARD adds 
considerable to its cost of manufacture, but is 
simply one of the steps which help to make 
UPSON BOARD the standard of quality among 
wall boards—a fact evidenced by the United 
States Government when it specifies that treated 
fiber board must be “UPSON BOARD or equal.” 


Ordinary Leaks Will Not Injure 
Upson Board 


After being heat cured, every panel of UPSON 
BOARD is waterproofed by being impregnated 
with oils and gums of known value—our own spe- 
cial formula based on many years’ experience in 
handling fibers. 

This operation corresponds to the varnishing or 
painting of fine lumber. It seals the pores and 
forms an enveloping film which resists the pene- 
tration of dampness and water and the disinte- 
grating action of air. 

Each panel is “sized all the way thru,” but this 
misleading description should not be confused 
with the scientific Processing which UPSON 
BOARD receives. “Sizing” and “Processing” do 
not mean the same thing. 

UPSON BOARD is not impervious in the strict 
sense of the word, but water can stand on the 
panels for one, two or four hours, and even 
longer—without injury to the board. 

The oils and gums used in waterproofing 
UPSON BOARD harden with age and will not 
evaporate. 


Count the Cost Before You Buy Any 
Wall Board 


It is only natural that you consider price as well 
as quality. 

“What is the price of wall board?” At first 
thought you may answer, “The price I must pay 
for the board itself.” 

The correct answer is, “The original cost of the 
board plus the cost of painting or finishing.” 

It costs you just as much to apply a cheap 
board as it does DEPENDABLE UPSON 
BOARD. There is therefore no saving in this 
respect. 

But if UPSON BOARD saves you $5 to $15 per 
room in the cost of painting or finishing, isn’t it 
economy, if necessary, to pay a little more for it at 
its ¢nitial price in order to make a material say- 
ing on the final cost? 


Usually Cuts the Cost of Finishing 
in Two 


Because of their porosity, many boards have a 
strong suction for paint. They require a trou- 
blesome and expensive varnish or shellac sizing 
coat to fill their surfaces and keep the paint from 
striking in. Otherwise, gallon after gallon of 
paint is absorbed, and paint costs money. 

This priming or sizing coat adds at least $5 per 
thousand square feet to the first cost of such 
boards, and also adds an unnecessary day in fin- 
ishing the board. An average room, 20x20, con- 
tains 1,000 square feet. 


Here the figures to prove this statement— 
1. The lowest price of varnish or shellac per gallon. .$1.00 
2. The average number of gallons per 1000 square feet, 


OH le ANC, HOR FIO CIC CU IOC CIN HOLTER ORCC aero: ace rete 2.50 
8. The average cost of applying per 1000 square feet 2.50 
$6.00 


Suitable to every kind of interior 


1. An individual, private display room in a large de- 
partment store. Rooms, like this, finished in soft, neutral 
colors afford a splendid background for goods, while the se- 
clusion makes quicker sales possible- 


2. An UPSONIZED ball room in one of the most 
famous hotels in New England. This hotel has used thou- 
sands of feet of UPSON BOARD in alterations and improve- 
ments. 


8. This handsome restaurant was created in a large 
department store at little expense. This floor was previously 
used as storage space but was easily UPSONIZED into this 
dainty and attractive interior. 


These illustrations prove the wide utility of DEPEND- 
ABLE UPSON BOARD. It can be used in every kind of 
building and makes staunch, strong walls and ceilings that 
can never crack, chip or fall. 


But do not confuse Upson Board with other boards. No 
board has the same good reputation for successful installa- 
tions. Upson Board makes good because it is made good. 


Page Eleven 


A vital necessity to every decorator 


1. An attractive hardware window of Lilly Hardware 
Co., Indianapolis. 

2. A trade compelling window background by Wright, 
Decorator for Hirsch’s Niagara Falls. 

3. All kinds of display forms can be made of UPSON 
BOARD. This one made by Economist Training School, 
New York. 

4. Private manicure booths, showing how well adapted 
UPSON BOARD is for booths or individual rooms—Buffalo, 
N. Y. 


UPSON BOARD makes substantial, attractive exhibits 
that impress the casual observer. 

Any store carpenter can quickly apply the light panels 
to frame work, partitions, special forms, over old plaster, or 
direct to studding. It is light in weight, yet strong and 
tough. 

It is better than cloth or limp decorative materials 
because it is stiffer. The panels can be painted, over-draped, 
or covered with any standard material. 

UPSON BOARD saves time and money for the decora- 
tor because it is easily cut and a single coat of oil or water 
paint will usually finish it, especially if stippled. 


Page 


These figures are conservative as your painter 
can testify. Even if glue size is used—and it is 
not satisfactory—the cost will be nearly as much. 


Upson Board Comes Surface-Filled But 
Contains no Greasy Wax 
or Paraffin 


UPSON PROCESSED BOARD comes to you 
surface-filled or primed, ready for immediate 
painting. No priming or sizing coat of any kind 
is needed, for the UPSON method of mechanical 
priming makes an almost perfect painting sur- 
face. No other board paints so smoothly or so 
evenly. 

There is no wax or paraffin used in the Upson 
Process to strike through your paint and discolor 
or make it shiny in spots. Moreover, paint will 
NOT bond tightly to a greasy wax or paraffin 
base. It mars, scratches and peels easily. It 
often discolors and becomes “shiny” in spots. You 
can always tell wax when water rolls around in 
globules, or by the greasy “feel” of the board. 


Upson Board Saves from $5 to $15 
per Room in Cost of Printing 


No board can be sized uniformly by hand. The 
size strikes in wnevenly from the brush. As a re- 
sult, the first coat of paint on a hand-sized board 
is usually uneven. Dark-colored or spongy boards 
therefore require at least two, usually three, and 


_ sometimes four coats of paint in addition to the 


priming coat. 

UPSON BOARD can always be finished smooth- 
ly and evenly with two coats of paint. Often- 
tumes a single coat, especially when stippled, is 
sufficient to cover its light-colored surface. 

It thus saves you the cost of the priming coat 
and at least one coat of paint, or from $5 to $15 
per thousand square feet less than the cost of fin- 
ishing other boards. 

Think of this economy in buying wall board, 
for the cost of painting is just as much a part 
of the cost of the board as the board itself and 
should be considered, 


The Quantity and Cost can be Easily 
Estimated 


UPSON dealers will gladly estimate your re- 
quirements upon being given the necessary in- 
formation as to dimensions of walls or ceilings, or 
our Advisory Department will gladly furnish esti- 
mates. 

But you yourself, if you wish, can quickly figure 
the cost by plotting the space to be covered. 

First determine the distance between the cen- 
ters of your studding or joists and select the 
proper width of panel. Then decide whether you 
will run your panels from the floor to the ceiling 
or whether you will have a frieze or wainscot. 
When this is done, choose the panel lengths that 
will come nearest your requirements. 

The 32 and 64 inch panels may be used upon 
studs centered at 16 inches while the 48 inch 
panels are adapted for studs centered at 12, 16 or 
24 inches. By “centers” is meant the distance 
from the middle of one stud to the middle of the 
next stud, and that all studs are placed on the 
same basis. 

If a wainscot or frieze is desired, it is well to 
order the longer lengths of panels so that the 
panels will run from corner to corner of rooms 
less than sixteen feet. 


Twelve 


“UPSON-FIBRE-TILE” 


The ‘‘ snow-white’’ lining 


Looks like ceramic tile but costs far less 


MADE IN TWO PATTERNS 


This is the oblong pattern of ‘‘UPSON-FIBRE-TILE,” 


size of tile 144” x 4”. This pattern is used as a wainscot. . 


Made only in panels 48 in. wide and 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 
and 16 feet long. 


UPSON-FIBRE-TILE is made of the same high 
grade materials that go into regular Upson 
Board but has a deeply indented tile pattern which 
will not come out of the smooth, hard surface. 

When enameled, it makes a beautiful, sanitary, 
washable surface that can be kept clean and im- 
maculate. It makes a splendid four foot wainscot 
—almost like real tile—for bathrooms, kitchens, 
hospitals, restaurants, hotels, hallways, candy 
stores, ice cream parlors and other places where 
a bright, washable wall is desired. 

UPSON-FIBRE-TILE is more easily applied 
than expensive steel or tile—more durable than 
“tile marked” plaster because it will not crack— 
more serviceable than “tile printed” wall paper 
because it lasts longer and cannot become 
loosened. 

It is nailed direct to the studding or over old 
plaster—just as Upson Board is applied. It will 


This is the square pattern of ‘‘UPSON-FIBRE-TILE,” 
size of tile 4” x 4”. This pattern can be used both as a 
wainscot around the room or can be run from floor to ceil- 
ing. Made in panels 48 in. wide and 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 
and 16 feet long. 


last indefinitely and can be refinished from time 
to time. 

When nailed, the panels are finished just as you 
would enamel wood—applying two or three under- 
coats of flat white before enameling. A high 
grade enamel should be used, carefully following 
the directions of the enamel maker. 

UPSON-FIBRE-TILE is the only fibre tile 
board on the market with a smooth, hard surface 
and takes fewer coats of enamel than soft, unpro- 
cessed imitations. It therefore costs less to finish. 

Beware of imitations containing wax or paraffin 
—enamel on them may yellow and peel. 

The low price of UPSON-FIBRE-TILE makes 
it possible for everyone to have a clean, sanitary 
bathroom or kitchen whether in a new home or an 
old one. 

Samples will be gladly furnished by the Upson 
Dealer or The Upson Company. 


Made in panels 48 inches wide and 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet long 
MADE IN ONLY ONE WIDTH 


A modern bathroom in UPSON-FIBRE-TILE and Upson 
Board. Any house can have a bathroom with walls and ceil- 
ings like this. 


Page 


A bright sanitary kitchen that will appeal to every 
housewife—just as easy to apply in an old house as a new 
one, 


Thirteen 


Nail Holes in Centers of Panels are 


No Longer Necessary 


Upson Board, installed with Upson Self-Clinching Fasteners, Eliminates this 
One Big Objection to the Use of Wall Board 


Unsightly nail-head depressions in the center of 


panels are no longer necessary. 


Carpenters have for 
years tried to counter- 
sink nails so that they 
could turn a good and 
creditable job of wall 
boarding over to the 
owners. 


But nail-head depres- 
sions were a bugbear. 
Nails have unintention- 
ally been driven clear 
through the board—or 
there have been un- 
sightly pockets around 
the nail heads—or the 


nails have not been 
properly _ counter- 
sunk. And it was ea- 


pensive to countersink 
the nails and fill the 
depressions! 


But now, any car- 
penter can apply wall 
board without a blem- 
ish or any disfiguring 
evidence of nailing. 


“IT’S ALL IN THE CURVE OF 
THE PRONGS” 


Dotted lines show how curved prongs clinch as they are 
forced into Upson Board. Straight center prong keeps 


board from slipping to either side. 


Prongs on the right 


show normal position before board is applied. 


The Upson Self-Clinching Fastener holds the 
wall board securely in place from the back! 


There is no evidence of 
nailing of any kind. 
The face of the board 
is not marred or dis- 
figured. Yet one Self- 
Clinching Fastener 
holds more _ securely 
than 9 finishing nails. 
The Fasteners are 
easy to use. Including 
the time of counter- 
sinking and filling nail- 
head depressions, they 
should cut cost of fas- 
tening panel centers in 
half. They make sat- 
isfactory installations. 
One Upson Self- 
Clinching Fastener is 
stronger than nine fin- 
ishing nails driven in 
to the square inch. 
Upson  Self-Clinching 
Fasteners are sold by 
dealers in Upson Board. 
Write us if your dealer 
has not stocked them. 


Simple directions for applying Upson Board with Upson Self-Clinching 


Fasteners will be found in each carton of fasteners. 
pictures indicate the method employed. 


inter- 


Fasteners are nailed to 


mediate studs (or furring over 


old plaster) every 9 inches. 


Always apply ceiling first. Apply 
fasteners as for side walls, nail 


one end of panel, 


and drive 


board on to fasteners, as shown. 


Page 


Fourteen 


These 


A piece 


Panel is nailed at top. 
of 2 x 4 is laid over studs, and 
struck with heavy hammer blows. 


Fasteners clinch into back of 


board. 


Saves time, money and labor at fairs and conventions 


Still another use for UPSON BOARD is for advertising and exhibition booths at fairs, entertainments or expositions. 
As it needs no sanding, no matching, no joining, UPSON BOARD can be speedily attached to light frame work and 
finished in dozens of ways, that will attract attention and create a favorable impression of the advertiser and his goods— 
at a cost less than half of wood. If desired, the booths can be built “‘ knocked down” and assembled from time to time. 


Stock Sizes of Upson Board 


UPSON PROCESSED BOARD is made in four thicknesses—1 in., 3-16 in., AA, 
and 8% in.—the most complete line of board offered by any manufacturer. Unless other- 
wise specified, panels that are three-sixteenths of an inch in thickness will be shipped on 
all orders. This thickness is most commonly used, the QUARTER-INCH panels being: 
used where walls receive unusually rough treatment or where an extra heavy board is 
desired. 


The following sizes of three-sixteenths inch board are usually CARRIED IN STOCK 


by Upson Dealers: 
32 inches wide by 4, 51%, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 feet long. 
48 inches wide by 4, 5%, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 feet long. 
64 inches wide by 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 feet long. 


UPSON PROCESSED BOARD is also made in panels 12, 14 and 16 feet long in all 
three widths. Where these lengths are NOT stocked by the local dealer, prompt shipment 


can be made from the factory. 


Panels Are Carefully Wrapped 
for Shipment 


UPSON BOARD, in lengths up to and includ- 
ing 10 feet, is packed in well wrapped bundles 
with reinforced edges and corners. Each bundle 
contains approximately 330 square feet of wall 
board and weighs about 180 lbs. 

The 12, 14 and 16 foot panels are crated, for 
which there is an additional charge to cover the 
actual cost of crating. 


Sold Nearly Everywhere— 
Used Anywhere 


UPSON BOARD is sold by progressive lumber 
and building material dealers, hardware mer- 
chants, paint and wall paper dealers. These deal- 
ers appreciate Upson quality and are always glad 
to talk Upson Products with you. It is never 
sold by mail order houses. 

If you do not know the Upson distributor in 
your town or city, write us. If there should be 
no dealer, we will make it as easy to order from 


the factory as from the retail store, and almost as 
quick. 


Get the Most Dependable Board 
Upson PROCESSED Board 


After you have read this booklet, you can 
now appreciate the merits of this practical, sani- 
tary board with a hundred uses. But if there are 
any questions or points not clear in your mind, 
see your Upson dealer or write us. We have a 
thoroughly efficient organization and will gladly 
aid you in any way possible. 

As your building is important to you, get what 
you want. Do not be influenced by any one’s self- 
interest, prejudice, indifference, or lack of inform- 
ation. 

Don’t just order “wall board” from your dealer. 
You are ENTITLED to genuine UPSON BOARD 
and you should wisely specify and INSIST on 
UPSON BOARD and nothing else. 


The Upson “sun” trade mark is on every panel 
and you can also quickly identify it by the trade- 
marked “blue” center. 


Page Fifteen 


QUARTER-INCH UPSON PROCESSED BOARD 


A stiff, strong board that makes an almost unbreakable surface 


QUARTER-INCH Upson Board stands in a 
class by itself. 

There 1s no fiber board on the market to com- 
pare with it in strength and stiffness. It is as 
strong and durable as more expensive boards 
made with a wood core. 

Pure wood fibers are used in the manufacture 
of QUARTER-INCH Upson Board. It also has 
the trade-marked “blue” center which distin- 
guishes DEPENDABLE Upson products from 
cheap, soft boards. 

QUARTER-INCH Upson Board can be used in 
many places where the three-sixteenths inch board 
cannot be so satisfactorily utilized. It is especially 
adapted for buildings whose walls receive rough 
or severe treatment. Railroad stations, theatres 


and other public buildings where a tough, un- 
breakable surface is desired, offer unlimited uses 
for this lining. 

QUARTER-INCH Upson Board can also be 
used in the manufacture of many products. Fur- 
niture makers can use it for tops and backs of 
various products. Makers of novelties can use it 
for many articles. In all of these _ uses, 
QUARTER-INCH Upson Board saves time and 
money because it eliminates the sanding, joining 
and matching of lumber and is more easily 
finished. 

Get a sample of QUARTER-INCH board and 
examine it yourself. Test its strength. Then 
compare it with lumber of the same thickness and 
you will appreciate the remarkable strength and 
the many uses of this thick, tough board. 


Made in panels 48 inches wide and 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet long 


Note: QUARTER-INCH Upson Board is furnished only when SPECIFICALLY ordered. The three-sixteenths inch 
board is always shipped when no thickness is specified. Not made in panels 32 or 64 inches wide. 


“Upson-Fibre-Strips” —Inexpensive and Easy to Apply 


UPSON-FIBRE-STRIPS are es- 
pecially recommended for walls and 
ceilings where both strips and pan- 
els are to be painted the same color 
in order to obtain inconspicuous 
paneling. They are easily handled 
and satisfactorily take the place of 
wood strips. 


Made in two widths—two inches wide and three inches wide— 
by 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14 and 16 feet long 


Aside from their use as panel 
strips, UPSON - FIBRE - STRIPS 
are also useful for decorative pur- 
poses in stores and at fairs and 
conventions where they can be util- 


ized for lattice work, fences, imi- T) re) 

tation lumber, and similar pur- ehoeassaD 

poses. Rg 
UPSON COMPANY, 
LOCKPORT. 
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Upson Self-Clinching Fasteners and 
Upson In-to-Stay Nails 


Centers of Upson Board panels should be 
applied with Upson Self-Clinching Fasteners. 


This unique little device should 
cut the cost of installing 
Upson Board in half. It elim- 
inates disfiguring nail holes in 
centers of panels and does 
away with countersinking of 
nails and filling of nail holes. 


Upson Self-Clinching Fas- 
teners are packed 100 to a car- 
ton—enough to apply 175 
square feet of wall board— 
each carton containing also 


Stay 
Nails 


the fasteners, and booklet of directions. 


sufficient Upson In-to-Stay Nails for applying 


For edges of panels, Upson In-to-Stay Nails 
are recommended. 

When board is applied di- 
rectly over old plaster, 2-inch 
nails should be used. In new 
work or to furring over old 
plaster, i-inch nails are 
sufficient. 

It is always advisable to 
furr over old plaster, as this 
makes a much more even job. 

Your dealer can supply you 
with Upson Self-Clinching 
Fasteners and Upson 
In-to-Stay Nails. Insist upon your carpenter 
using Upson Fasteners and Upson Board. 


Moulding, rails, beams and other trim can be 
obtained from the local dealers. 


Your lumber dealer or planing mill probably 
carries several styles of suitable trim or your car- 
penter can easily make the trim. 


Accessories can be Obtained from Local Dealers 


The decorative strips should be at least 1% inch 
wide and % inch thick. Strips 3 inches and 4 
inches wide are even better in the ordinary room. 
Basswood and other woods can be used, while oak 
floor strips, dressed four sides, are sometimes 
utilized. 


Page Sixteen 


Suggestive Hints 


Attractive Side Walls 


Beautiful Ceilings 


No. 10 


The panel designs for walls and ceilings on this page 
are simply suggestive of the many ways in which 
UPSON BOARD can be used. These panel arrange- 
ments can be adapted to any room, regardless of size, 
by increasing or reducing the number of panels. 


In laying out the panel arrangement, special atten- 
tion should be paid to windows, doors and other open- 
ings so that the panels will appear to best advantage, 
keeping in mind that the panel edges must be over 


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No.5 No. 10 


studding or cross pieces to which they can be nailed on 
all four sides. 


Beamed ceilings add greatly to the beauty of some 
rooms. Decorative strips or boards from four to six 
inches wide appear to best advantage on ceilings. 

The decorative strips for side walls should be at least 


two inches wide while three inch strips work out better 
in larger rooms. 


SUGGESTIVE STYLES FOR TRIM---OBTAINABLE AT MOST LUMBER YARDS OR PLANING MILLS 


Decorative Strips Plate Rail 


LP-15M-102384-A127-5371 


Picture Mould 


Cove Mould Imitation Beams 


et 


Die 


_ 


Avoid disappointment by insisting on 


sSenuine Upson Board—the board 
with the famous 6/uwe center 


Upson Board is made with four plies 
(four layers). The two center plies are 
purposely colored blue to enable the pur- 
chaser to distinguish Upson Board from 
other wallboards. 


fy 


OOKING at the edge of Upson Board product as Upson Board by also intro- 
you can plainly see the blue color in ducing a colored center, which might 

the middle. This is the famous Upson tend to make purchasers think 
blue-center. It tells you that they were getting genuine Upson 


your purchase is Upson Board, 
the most dependable wallboard 
on the market—a quality board 
which will add permanent beauty 
to the rooms in which it is used. 


The Upson blue-center is an 
arbitrary device purposely used 
by The Upson Company to pro- 
tect your interests. Be sure to 


Board. We would suggest that 
purchasers of Upson Board 
further verify the genuineness 
of the board by looking for the 
name of the Upson Company and 
the Upson trademark on the selv- 
edge on the smooth side of every 
panel of genuine Upson Board. 
This marking is so _ placed 
in order that it will be covered 


jook for this sign of Upson quality. by the paneling strips, in case the board 
Some manufacturers of inferior wall- is used with the smooth surface 
boards have attempted to pass off their exposed. 


How to Buy the Best Wallboard: 
1. Ask for Upson Board. 
2. Look for the blue center. 


3. Look for the Upson name on the selvedge. 


THE UPSON COMPANY 


AVERY LIBRARY Fiber Board Authorities 
GOLUMBIA UN Vy ; Si y LOCKPORT, NEW YORK U.S. A. 


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